Jerome Names Real Poolroom Owners in City Syndicate
The Grand Jury probe into poolrooms advances as District Attorney Jerome announces the identities of about twenty five proprietors tied to a city syndicate. Detectives pursue eight syndicate members including figures linked to racing and sports with several known to have left the city for the South. Aiming to uncover deeper graft, Jerome seeks the elusive higher up while poolrooms shrink under police pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClusky
Bailiwick
Jerome
Murphy
Diemel
Sim ” Diemel
Grand Jury
Daniel J. O'Reilly
District Attorney’s Office
Charles Malloy
C. M. Harvey
Jakey
Josephs
James Beattie
McCauley
Dey Street
William Law
Malloy
District Attorney's Office
Cortlandt
Dey
Nassau
Warren, West, Leonard
Sheepshead Bay
Mr. Beattie
Emil E. Fuchs
Albert H. Falk
Allen
Sixth Avenue
Three Tug Collision Ends With Sinking Near Liberty Island
In the upper bay near Governors Island at 6 30 last night three ocean tugs the Flannery the Rancocas and an oil tug owned by Standard Oil collided after the Rancocas tried to avoid a crash. The Rancocas sank off Liberty Island shoals with one deck hand missing presumed drowned but later possibly saved by a small boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flannery
Standard Oil Company
Upper Bay
Governors Island
Liberty Island Shoals
East River
Pier 1
North River
New York Central
Rancocas
King's Plaster Company
Staten Island
Standard Oil
State's rights men aroused by pilotage bill defeat
Washington dispatch notes that the Presidents California pilotage stance shifted Republicans and Federalists. They joined Californians against Littlefield's anti compulsory pilotage measure, fearing Federal supervision over State affairs had gone too far and signaling a push to restore state sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
California
Hamilton
South Atlantic
Speaks Up for Railroads in New Haven Chamber Talk
Thomas Byrnes, First Vice President of the New Haven Railroad, outlined the road policy to the New Haven Chamber of Commerce. He highlighted that railroad improvements costing New Haven, here, and New York exceed Yale’s foundation cost, and noted annual receipts over 90 million dollars, ranking the system among the nation’s largest. He defended railroad workers as honest and hardworking and urged adequate transport facilities at reasonable rates as a right, not a favor, stressing the aim to balance traffic and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Thomas Byrnes
New Haven Road
Yale
New England
German man resigns US citizenship at Supreme Court bureau
Ferdinand V A Hoppe, a German naturalized citizen, turned in his certificate and wrote Herewith I resign my citizenship on the back. He met Justice O Gorman who declined to issue a decree of loss of citizenship and instructed filing the surrender. Hoppe refused to provide address or reason beyond needing a surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand V. A. Hoppe
Naturalization Bureau
Supreme Court
Hoppe
O’gorman
United States
Oppe
Eight-Hour Day on the Panama Canal Bid Dates Change
The Isthmian Canal Commission postpones bid opening for Panama Canal completion from December 12 to January 12 noon. The contract form is revised to set eight hour shifts for American labor and ten hours for foreign workers, require at least two shifts, reduce bond to 2 million, demand five million dollars capital, and include provisions on false data in specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Seven Foreigners Barred From Fort Hancock
During an inspection by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at Sandy Hook and Fort Hancock, seven non citizens were detained in the Commandant’s office while the rest viewed fortifications and gun demonstrations. The group included a Japanese, two Germans, an Englishman, a Frenchman, a Canadian, and a Scot who were kept apart but treated with courtesy as the rest watched firing of large naval guns and mortars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
Fort Hancock
Mikado
New York
Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sandy Hook
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Central Railroad
Sandspit
United States
Ordnance Department
Hutton
Lieut
Cross
Lieut. Cross
President Hutton
William Crozier
Ordnance
Iowa
Tennessee
Proving Ground
No Pressure on Cortelyou Refutes Campaign Fund Report
Postmaster General Cortelyou refused to discuss a report he was asked by President Roosevelt to refund money from insurers to Roosevelt's campaign. A Cortelyou ally called the report a falsehood, saying there is not an atom of truth and that it likely came from New York to fuel editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
New York
Rich Ambassador No Longer Wanted by British Leader
A St James's Gazette correspondent argues Britain should not send a wealthy man as ambassador to Washington. He praises Paunceforte’s simple life and recalls presidents from Jackson to Johnson, claiming wealth would hinder merit and noting recent presidents have generally been poor.
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London
St. James's Gazette
Great Britain
Washington
Connecticut Avenue
Pauncefote
Jackson
Capitol
Congress
Potomac
Andrew Johnson
Miss Adeline Thomson Dies in Philadelphia at 103
Philadelphia obituary notes Miss Adeline Thomson, born in 1803 during Jefferson’s presidency, died at her home from old age. She belonged to a wealthy Philadelphia family, daughter of Edward Thomson, with brother John R. Thomson a U S Senator and Edward Thomson a Rear Admiral. She was a first cousin to Mrs. William B. Astor and kept up wealth and social polish until days before her death. She always dressed in evening attire for meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson
Adeline. Thomson
Miss Thomson
Edward Thomson
John R. Thomson
United States
William B. Astor
William Waldorf
John Jacob Astor
Paper Trust In New Form Across Mills In Pool Plan
Minneapolis dispatch notes a nationwide pool among paper firms despite the General Paper Company demise and indictments. The Parks Pool method sets fixed price lists, deposits to enforce compliance, and payments to mills for production cuts, with widespread price hikes of 10 to 80 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Minneapolis
General Paper Company
New York City
Chamberlain Improving Says Tariff Reform League Message
London on December 7 Joseph Chamberlain is described as getting well with unshaken confidence in tariff reform and improvement in health. A letter from Mrs Chamberlain to Lord Ridley conveyed hopeful remarks about progress and continued rest needed for full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joseph Chamberlain
Tariff Reform League
Mrs. Chamberlain
Lord Ridley
League
Mr. Chamberlain
Tioga Lodge to be sold after Mrs Platt's move
Mrs. Thomas C. Platt plans to sell Tioga Lodge at Highland Mills after taking possession following a separation. She will keep a summer home in Orange County and has bought three lots at Central Valley to build a villa. Senator Platt had purchased Tioga Lodge three years ago and invested in improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Thomas C. Platt
Tioga Lodge
Highland Mills
Senator Latt
Platt
Orange County
Central Valley
Oak Concourse
Burnett's Ot of Vanilla in Purity
Fragmentary note mentions Burnett and vanilla purity. context unclear but indicates a product or brand reference with purity emphasis. No clear event, people, or organization beyond Burnett’s name and vanilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett
Indictments Target Harriman Gould Coal Land Rings
Federal grand jury charges Harriman and Gould interests with railroad linked discrimination and fraud in Utah coal land acquisitions. Utah Fuel Company and agents allegedly used dummy locators to file 1400 acres, with transfers through Calkins and Cook, while D. J. Sharp faced throttled coal supply after opposing rate cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Salt Lake
Utah
Harriman and Gould
Federal
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Warren and Clark
Wyoming
Harriman
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific Coal Company
Everett Buckingham
Oregon
Salt Lake City
Gould
Utah Fuel Company
H. G. Williams
Robert Forester
Alexander M. Cowie
Wasatch
Sunnyside
Elroy N. Clark
Denver
George A. Moore
Sevier County
Robert Forrester
Frank A. Calkins
E. N. Clark
Calkins
Frank B. Cook
Cook
Twenty Century Limited to Chicago in Eighteen Hours
The 20th Century Limited leaves New York at 3 30 P M and arrives in Chicago at 8 30 A M the next day. This rapid overnight service is billed as Americas greatest. Numerous features and routes are highlighted by the New York Central Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century Limited
Chicago
New York
YOR Central Lines
America
Chicago - Fe
Intalarees Avy
California Towns Quake Shakes San Luis Obispo Area
An earthquake struck San Luis Obispo at 10 40 PM lasting over thirty seconds with a second, lighter shock half an hour later. Felt in Santa Maria Cuadeloupe Cayucos Cambria with items shaken but no damage reported.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Santa Maria
Cuadeloupe
Cayucos
Cambria
Japan Plans Great Navy Budget
Tokyo reports the coming Japanese budget will include 75,000,000 yen about 37.5 million dollars spread over seven years to expand the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKIO
Japanese mine owners fund new universities in three cities
Tokyo dispatch reports the Furukawa family, noted Japanese mine owners, donate 1,000,000 yen about $500,000 to establish the nucleus of new universities in Fukuoka Sapporo and Sendai marking a major educational initiative.
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Tokio
Furukawa
Fukuoka
Sapporo
Sendai
Loot at Russian Assay Office in Irkutsk Stolen Gold
Burglars tunneled into the Government Assay Office in Irkutsk Siberia last night, stealing 165 1 2 pounds of gold. Police investigate the break in and suspects are sought in the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irkutsk
Siberia
Populist Party to Disband in Kansas on Dec 27
Topeka Kansas December 7 The Populist Party will officially disband in Kansas on December 27 Chairman Hanna of the State Committee has called a conference of leaders to disband and join the Republican Party The party received only 1100 votes in the recent election It carried the state twice under Jerry Simpson Mrs Lease and Senator Peiffer Chairman Hanna says President Roosevelt is a good enough Populist for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Cabinet nominees delayed as Senate withholds approval
The Senate has not confirmed the new Cabinet nominees and will not hurry. It signals to the President that haste in sending nominations before Congress was in error. The body objects to a bulk submission and the drift toward a rushed public business style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Staten Island Advance Press Breaks Down and Is Repaired
The Staten Island Advance in West Brighton faced a broken electric press motor. An expert from Manhattan said the unit must go to Philadelphia for repairs. Editor John Crawford Jr moved the paper through a temporary fix by coupling the press shaft to a 35 HP automobile, knocking a hole through the wall, and successfully printing the sixteen page edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island Advance
West Brighton
Manhattan
Philadelphia
John Crawford, Jr
Richmond Borough
Bulley
Miss Munro Sued Again For Mortgage Foreclosure
Charles F. Rocker filed in Supreme Court to foreclose a $2500 mortgage on Norma Leslie Munro’s one third interest at 84 and 36 West Fifty Ninth Street. Mortgage dated September 15. A lien was filed against the property. M J Moore of 141 Broadway represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Charles F. Rocker
Norma Leslie Munro
West Fifty-ninth Street
M. J. Moore
Broadway
Marconi Fires Resentment in Austria Over Venice Speech
In Vienna December 7 a storm of resentment rose among newspapers and politicians over William Marconi's Venice remarks that wireless telegraphy would announce Italy's victory if war breaks out on the Adriatic. The comments deepen strained Austro Italian relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
William Marconi
Venice
Adriatic
Italy
Bennett Stays in City Moving to New West Forty-seventh Street Home
James Gordon Bennett will not leave the city after selling his 28 West Twenty-first Street residence. He has moved northward to 87 West Forty-seventh Street, a four story house between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, amid rapid business encroachment on his former block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon Bennett
West Twenty-first Street
Mr. Bennett
West Forty-seventh Street
Fifth and
Sixth Avenues
Union Club
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-first Street
No Treaty With Japan Just an Arrangement
The President discloses a plan to settle the Japan United States dispute by an arrangement not a treaty. An understanding with Ambassador Aoki would have Japan prohibit emigration to the United States and restrict code companies to Manchuria and Korea, with the US conceding in return. Public discussion of the plan raises concerns in Tokyo and California alike, amid fears of renewed unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Japan
United States
Roosevelt
Aoki
American
Hawaii
Manchuria
Korea
California
Congress
San Francisco
Pacific
Perkins
Tokio
Portsmouth
Japanese Pupils In San Francisco Public Schools
Personal inquiry shows ninety three Japanese scholars in San Francisco public schools before the order separating them from whites. Most schools had few or no Japanese pupils, with twenty three at the Redding Primary, and all ages mostly 6 to 14. Debate continues to exclude Japanese pupils. Oakland may follow SF in adopting similar action. San Francisco Merchants' Exchange seeks Jim Crow cars on urban lines for Japanese.
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San Francisco
Board of Education
Redding
Dr. Wheeler
Wheeler
San Francisco Merchants’ Exchange
Southern Pacific Company
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The
F. W. A. Hoppe
Panama
Neseeton
Tom New
Belle
Chamberlain
Harriman and Gould Companies
D. J. Sharp Coal Company
Sharp
Inter-State Commerce
Prouty
Coal Dealers’ Association
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Baldwin
Maynard
West
State
London TimEs
Tom
FOR
Universities
AUTO
Miss Munro
Marconi Rouses
Austria
J. G. Bennett
West Forty
Seventh Street
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